ได้ตอง
dâai-dtɔɔngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] get three of a kind (tiles/cards)
To obtain a three-of-a-kind set (ตองตองdtɔɔng1banana leaf; plantain leaf2set of three (matching)) in certain games (e.g., mahjong, some Thai card/tile games).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโชคดีมากchôok-dii-mâakโชคดีมากchôok-dii-mâakvery luckyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔngได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔng[to] get three of a kind (tiles/cards)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batch
He's so lucky; in this hand, he got two sets of three-of-a-kind.
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การได้gaan-dâaiตองdtɔɔngอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnแดงdɛɛngในnaiไพ่pâiนกกระจอกnók-grà-jɔ̀ɔkถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmที่สูงtîi-sǔungมากmâakซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatชนะchá-náในnaiรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níi
Getting a three-of-a-kind of red dragons in mahjong is considered a very high score, which gives him a chance to win this round.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเก็บgèpไพ่pâiไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngก็gɔ̂ชิงตัดหน้าching-dtàt-nâaไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn
Even though he was holding his tiles waiting to get a three-of-a-kind, an opponent managed to win before him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 1
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ตองdtɔɔngตองdtɔɔng1banana leaf; plantain leaf2set of three (matching)banana leaf; plantain leafPart 2
ได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔngได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔng[to] get three of a kind (tiles/cards)[to] get three of a kind (tiles/cards)Word